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AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

January, 2018

"HOT" Article in Deep Learning Research

My article on "Threat of Adversarial Attacks on Deep Learning in Computer Vision" was globally rated "HOT" on deeplearn.org for the month of January 2018. It was also the most read work from UWA for the week of 08 - 15 Jan, 2018 on ResearchGate.

September, 2017

NVIDIA GPU Grant

For my current project in Deep Learning Research, a small scale NVIDIA GPU grant was received to boost the research.

August, 2017

Nomination for John Makepeace Bennett Distinguished Dissertation Award.

John Makepeace Bennett Distinguished Dissertation Award is given to the best PhD thesis in Australasia in the field of computing each year. My PhD thesis was nominated for this award by the  of the University of Western Australia.

August, 2015

Extreme Imaging Competition Winner

Canon Information Systems Research Australia (CiSRA) annually organises the Extreme Imaging Competition for research students in Australia and New Zealand. My work on hyperspectral image super-resolution was deemed as the second best in the open category, which considered the works accepted in any top journal or conference in the disciplines of engineering, computer science, the physical sciences, medicine, astronomy or archaeology.

August, 2015

Invited Talk

I was invited to give a talk on "Hyperspectral extreme imaging" at the International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications (DICTA), 2015, Adelaide. I presented the research conducted at the hyperspectral imaging lab of UWA.

March 2013 - August 2016

PhD Scholarship Awards

I was awarded competitive Scholarship for International Research Fees (SIRF), University International Stipend (UIS) and Safety-Net Top-Up scholarships by The University of Western Australia.

August 2009 - March 2012

Scholarship Award for MS in Germany

A scholarship for Master degree in Germany was awarded by The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in collaboration with HEC Pakistan. The merit based scholarship was awarded to top 30 candidates all over Pakistan.

March 2007

Gold Medal in Engineering

Rector's Gold Medal in Engineering was awarded by National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan for the best project in Avionics Engineering.

March 2007

Deputy Chief of Airstaff Engineering Trophy

The trophy was awarded along a monetary prize for academic excellence in Engineering.

June 2007

Nomination for All Pakistan Graduate Engineer Award

The nomination was made by National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan based on academic achievements in Engineering degree.

September 2002

All Pakistan Pre-Engineering Students Rank "1st" and "37th"

I was ranked 1st in Avionics Engineering discipline for the entrance exam of NUST. My country-wide rank across all Engineering disciplines was 37.

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